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No, there is no minimum requirement for accredited CEUs. Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians may complete any combination of accredited or non-accredited learning activities to a minimum of 15 continuing education units each CE cycle.

Accredited learning includes any learning activity that has been accredited for pharmacists/pharmacy technicians by a recognized accrediting body. These programs or learning activities have gone through an accreditation review process to ensure that it:

Has current, evidence-based, and unbiased content;

Is relevant to pharmacists/pharmacy technicians; and

Provides a quality learning experience.

The Alberta College of Pharmacy recognizes the following accrediting bodies:

The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy (CCCEP), and

The Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE).

Note: ACPE’s “0.1 CEU” is equivalent to “1 CEU” in the competence program

First Aid and CPR can be claimed as non-accredited learning. You can maximize your CEUs by completing more than one Learning Record. For example, you might do one Learning Record for the First Aid portion and another for the CPR portion, allowing you to claim up to 16 non-accredited CEUs.

Pharmacists and pharmacy technicians can access all program materials through theCCP web portal. You will fill out all forms, upload documents, and compile a portfolio of your learning in your own secure online repository.

No. For an accredited course, you may combine all the learning activities represented on the course certificate and document on one Learning Record. For non-accredited courses, you must document each learning activity individually. You may document a maximum of 8 non-accredited CEUs on one Learning Record. If a non-accredited course is more than 8 CEUs, you must document your learning over two or more Learning Records.

1 hour of non-accredited learning is equivalent to 1 CEU. You may claim to the nearest quarter of an hour for the time spent on a non-accredited learning activity. Since you may only claim up to 8 CEUs of non-accredited learning per Learning Record, you may need to document your learning on two or more Learning Records if your non-accredited activity is more than 8 hours.

Learning Records are designed to help you reflect on your learning activity. To facilitate more meaningful reflection of a non-accredited learning activity, ACP has set a limit of 8 hours of non-accredited learning per Learning Record. Since the Learning Record requires you to identify the competencies, results, key elements, and impact associated with a learning activity, it may be easiest to record separate topics on separate Learning Records.

Although your documents (e.g., certificates of course completion, evidence) are uploaded into the CCP web portal, you are still required to keep them for 2 years in case the college requires hard copies.

You may find accredited programs by visiting the CCCEP or ACPE websites. Alternatively, you may find potential accredited programs or events directly on the website of organizations that offer accredited programs, such as:

After completing a learning activity, you are required to reflect and document your completed learning activity on a Learning Record. You must complete a Learning Record for each learning activity, regardless of whether it is accredited or non-accredited.

By reflecting on what you’ve learned, it should help reinforce your learning. The Learning Record was designed to be easy to complete and we recommend that you fill-out a record soon after completing a learning activity.

For non-accredited learning activities, you may only claim up to 8 CEUs per Learning Record. If you’ve spent more than 8 hours completing a non-accredited activity, you may document your activity over multiple Learning Records.

Every CE cycle, the Competence Committee may prescribe additional learning activities that you must complete in order to submit your professional portfolio. The prescribed learning is available in the CCP portal under the Self-Assessment/Prescribed Activity section. You may complete a Learning Record for completing the prescribed activity; however, it is not required unless directed otherwise. The portal will keep track of whether you have completed the prescribed activity. We recommend that you read communications from the Alberta College of Pharmacy to stay up-to-date on the program’s requirements.